J. Wiss & Sons Co.
Trade Catalogs, Price Lists and Cut Sheets from 1973-1976

This is a very complete collection of the product line as of the end of Wiss family ownership in 1976.

Catalogs

Shears And Scissors, Pinking & Skalloping Shears, Sewing Sets, Personal Grooming Implements And Gift Ideas. Catalog No. SS-74R. Also see November 1975 Price List A-868.
Snips. Catalog No. S-74. Also see October 28, 1974 Price List A-861.
Garden Shears. Catalog No. GNS-75/76. Also see July 1, 1975 Price List A-940.
Scissor Sets, Ladies' Manicure Sets, Men's Grooming Sets, And Gift Ideas. Catalog No. GS-73. Also see May 1, 1974 Price List A-824.
Boker Tree Brand: Pocket And Hunting Knives. Catalog No. B72/73. Also see July 1, 1975 Price List B-954.

Cut Sheets

Metal Wizz. Catalog Page No. A-619R 10/74
Hold And Cut Polyester Shears. Catalog Page No. A-733R 10/74
Shears For Heavy Fabrics, Stock No. 729. Catalog Page. No. A-737R 10/74
Introducing... The American Challenger: Keen Edge Shears by Wiss. This was Wiss's first response to the Fiskars invasion. Catalog Page No. A-860R 10/75
Contura-lite 7" #3727 Mini Dressmakers' Shears. The Contura-Lite line was Wiss's higher end response to Fiskars. Catalog Page No. A-920R 5/75

Consumer Material

May 1976 Good Housekeeping ad announcing that Contura-lite Shears are now in tortoise-shell.
Folder on "Wiss, a wardrobe of shears and scissors that will take you along the road to creative fashion." May 1972 (A-543).

Return to J Wiss Home Page